VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-22977

CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.80%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-05-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Description

VMware Tools for Windows(12.0.0, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative local user privileges in the Windows guest OS, where VMware Tools is installed, may exploit this issue leading to a denial-of-service condition or unintended information disclosure.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-611
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-611

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